Study identifies common gene variants associated with gallbladder cancer
By comparing the genetic code of gallbladder cancer patients with those of healthy volunteers at nearly 700,000 different locations in the genome, researchers say they...
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Biomedical Engineering hosts national conference on STEM education for underserved students
The University of Akron will host a national conference aimed at ensuring underserved students have access to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)....
Save the date: EarthScope National Meeting convenes for the last time, May 2017
Geoscientists from all over the country will soon gather in Anchorage, Alaska, for the final EarthScope National Meeting held May 16-18, 2017, at the Dena'ina...
Jeevak Parpia wins low-temperature physics prize
Credit: Cornell University Professor of physics Jeevak Parpia, M.S. '77, Ph.D. '79, is one of three winners of the 2017 Fritz London Memorial Prize. The...
Sandia scientist named fellow for diverse contributions to aeronautics, space research
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Gary Polansky, the chief scientist for hypersonic technology development and applications at Sandia National Laboratories, has been named a fellow of the...
Oxford University Press to publish Journal of Crustacean Biology
Oxford University Press (OUP) has signed an agreement with The Crustacean Society to publish Journal of Crustacean Biology (JCB), from January 2017. JCB is the...
Novel 3-D manufacturing leads to highly complex, bio-like materials
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have developed a unique, 3-D manufacturing method that for the first time rapidly creates...
Continuous-flow, electrically triggered, single cell-level electroporation
Credit: Technology Journal Graduate students Mingde 'Jack' Zheng and Joseph Sherba have developed a novel, microfluidic platform for monitoring electroporation and molecular delivery at t..
Champalimaud Research Symposium 2017 — Physiology: From Development to Disease
The 2017 Champalimaud Research Symposium, with the theme "Physiology: from development to disease" will be held in Lisbon, Portugal from the 9th to the 11th...
Researchers remotely control sequence in which 2-D sheets fold into 3-D structures
Credit: Michael Dickey, North Carolina State University Inspired by origami, North Carolina State University researchers have found a way to remotely control the order in...
Biological system with light switch: New findings from Graz, Austria
Credit: © TU Graz/IBC The aim of optogenetics is to control genetically modified cells using light. A team of Graz scientists led by Andreas Winkler...
Boosting the lifetime and effectiveness of biomedical devices
Credit: Leah Dodd/ University of Delaware Modern electronic biomedical devices are enabling a wide range of sophisticated health interventions, from seizure detection and Parkinson's disease...
Coffee-ring effect leads to crystallization control
Credit: KAUST 2017 A chance observation of crystals forming a mark that resembled the stain of a coffee cup left on a table has led...
OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons
A mystery concerning the structure of protons is a step closer to being solved, thanks to a seven-year experiment led by researchers at MIT. For...
Revealing Aspergillus diversity for industrial applications
Credit: Ad Wiebenga & Ronald de Vries, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands In the world of fungi, Aspergillus is an industrial superstar. Aspergillus...
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